(house agreed to the speaker's approval of the journal of tuesday, february 25, 1997.)

On Feb 26, 1997, the House voted 378–36 on “On Approving the Journal”. Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 206–11, Democrats 171–25, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 36 members voted against their own party.

During the 105th Congress (1997–1998), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Passed
Yes: 378
No: 36
Did not vote: 30
Date: Feb 26, 1997

By party

Republicans206 yes · 11 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats171 yes · 25 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Earl Frederick Hilliard D-AL voted no
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Richard William Pombo R-CA voted no
Maxine Waters D-CA voted no
Juanita Millender-Mcdonald D-CA voted no
Bob Filner D-CA voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Corrine Brown D-FL voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
Alcee Lamar Hastings D-FL voted no
John R. Lewis D-GA voted no
Neil Abercrombie D-HI voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Bobby L. Rush D-IL voted no
Luis V. Gutiérrez D-IL voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Peter Visclosky D-IN voted no
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R-MN voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
Martin Olav Sabo D-MN voted no
James Louis Oberstar D-MN voted no
Richard Andrew Gephardt D-MO voted no
Bennie Thompson D-MS voted no
William J. Pascrell Jr. D-NJ voted no
Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
Dennis Kucinich D-OH voted no
Peter Anthony Defazio D-OR voted no
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. D-PA voted no
Philip Sheridan English R-PA voted no
James Enos Clyburn D-SC voted no
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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